I fell into the rabbit hole of amigurumis. After showing my first attemps to some friends who happen to be in the JB fandom, one told me I have to make our two favourite blonds and sent me a tutorial. However, they were show based, but I wanted their book version, in specific this one by lovely @swordmaid
So I mixed a few tutorials. Brienne's dress is from a Merida, her hair from a Coraline, though longer. Jaime's hair is from the Merida's tutorial, though shorter, and the boots from a Zuko's. And so on. I hope you like it 🤓
It’s interesting though because in some ways hyle hunt represents what society would see as a best case scenario for someone like brienne. We have seen the worst possible options for her for marriages, a cruel man who insults her and openly despises her and an old man who will not allow her to pursue her passions (with the underlying threat of domestic abuse if she does not obey him). Compared to them, hyle doesn’t seem so bad. Sure, he organized a bet on her virginity and never bothers to apologize. But he has developed some grudging respect for her, he wouldn’t stop her from fighting or dressing as she chooses.
But brienne doesn’t want that. And the narrative doesn’t want us to just accept that for brienne either. Because she doesn’t just deserve someone who begrudgingly accepts her, who closes his eyes when he fucks her, who openly admits he only wants her for her titles and land. Brienne deserves love. She deserves someone who sees her for all she is (almost a beauty and almost a knight!!!), who loves and accepts all parts of her, who challenges her, who respects her, who wants her; not for land, not for a bet, not to abuse her, but to love and cherish her because it’s what she deserves!!!!!
Compare this with Jaime. In theory, Jaime could have pretty much any woman (and probably most men tbh) that he wants. He’s handsome, he’s rich, he’s a legendary sword fighter. As evidenced by his encounters with Pia and Hildy, many women don’t even seem all that bothered by the missing hand (except for cersei) but brienne is maybe the only one who knows him, really knows him. She has seen him at his ugliest, his weakest. She knows his deepest secrets. And she still wants him!!
Like it’s crazy you have two people who are presented with options for love and romance that society says they should settle for, but they don’t want it. And they have someone they aren’t supposed to love but they do anyway because of how deeply they know each other.
Jaime’s not supposed to want someone like brienne, an ugly woman who fails at performing her gender. Brienne’s not supposed to want someone like Jaime, a kingslayer whose foul deeds stand in contrast to her ideals of knighthood. But they know each other and they want each other anyway!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It’s crazy grrm invented romance actually.
You know me as Pinkgy here, but my name is Ana, and I thought i was going to die on Wednesday 24 of June of 2026
It was the most horrifying experience I’ve ever been through, I was sitting on a curb with my dad and my neighbors attempting to calm me down, trying to assimilate what was just happening.
I’m still having trouble trying to differentiate reality from a dream, in my head it’s hard to believe that I’m still alive, I’m scared of sleeping, fearing that this is just a dream, and once I wake up I’ll be under the rubble praying for help.
I have friends whom I haven’t heard of yet, family who lost their homes, this is a mess, the deceased are innumerable.
There’s still over 50.000 missing people, almost 600 confirmed deceased, and I can assure you there’s at least three times that amount countless people are still under the rubble, alive and deceased.
I have tons of classmates who are missing, some confirmed dead.
If you want more information about those who are missing, tap here.
Venezuela’s problem is that we are not an earthquake-prone country, our infrastructure is not ready for events like this, we are a country who’ve had everything stolen from us, so once one happens it’s catastrophic, our corrupt government is barely doing anything.
In the past, humanitarian aid sent by other countries has been stolen, and its happening right now too, this is an absolute mess.
Our hospitals in any other circumstances usually have no resources, right now much less, Venezuela is on a critical situation, in zones like Playa Grande, El Junquito, Catia la Mar, etc, they need all the help they can get, they need heavy duty equipment to lift the rubble and all the humanitarian aid possible.
The catastrophe that is happening in Venezuela, mostly in La Guaira, is hard to believe, no words can fully explain the reality of the tragedy that this means for our country.
90% of the regular Venezuelan has no type of insurance, there’s people who lost it all and not even a 100 years worth of work can bring it back to them, because our economy is in shambles, and people get paid almost nothing.
The following are the most affected zones in the country:
- LA GUAIRA: most affected state in the country, over 100 building have collapsed, the airport, which is the main one in the country is in shambles, hundreds of thousands have been affected, the deceased are innumerable, most people didn’t have time to evacuate, zones like Playa Grande, Caraballeda, Catia la Mar and Macuto are the ones who are in the most need for help, if you want to donate, try focusing on foundations that focus on those areas.
- CARACAS: this is where I was the moment of the earthquake, tons of houses and building collapsed or in the verge of it, very affected zones include San Bernardino, Altamira, Catia, Los Palos Grandes and El Junquito (which are in desperate need for help)
- YARACUY: this is the state where the epicenter of the earthquake happened, zones like San Felipe have rural areas who are deeply affected, resources are a priority here.
- CARABOBO: tons of houses and building are inhabitable, the earthquake caused a lot of damage here, areas like Valencia and Puerto Cabello are at risk because of damage caused to the pipelines and important infrastructure.
- MIRANDA, ARAGUA AND FALCÓN: there’s reported important damage, mostly in Falcon, where in Tucacas an hotel collapsed.
After the following text, I’ll list some ways to help from the distance, since I know most of you aren’t from Venezuela:
Venezuela Needs Our Help Now
Following the devastating ea… I Love Venezuela Foundation necesita tu apoyo para Emergency Relief for Venez
https://gofund.me/9da60e574
UNICEF is providing emergency support for children and families affected by a pair of deadly earthquakes in northern Venezuela.
If you are from another country and want to donate but don’t know where, please contact me, I’ll do everything I can to find someone who is in direct contact with the victims so they can receive your help.
Anything is great, medicines and resources like bandages, syringes, catheters, etc, clothes, food, blankets, pads, diapers, anything is great.
Try finding collection centers in your zone, all the help possible is needed, the situation people in the most affected zones are in is critical.
Humanitarian help has been sent from other countries, and we are deeply grateful for that, thank you, this really brings us a lot of hope.
Thank you for reading this, I mean it, if you can help by reposting it would be amazing, if you don’t want to it’s okay, but please share any of the links I put above this, we need all the help possible, my people is dying.
Im sorry for any grammatical mistake, I wrote this personally and didn’t proofread, this is all based on why I’ve seen myself and what I went through.
Thank you, and whatever your religion is, pray for us.
they would constantly be at each other's throats but only because they're exactly the same person. jaime at this point isn't even the cynic who's trying to deconstruct everything brienne represents because he hasn't been burnt by the world yet. a lot of bickering about what the Most Knightly thing to do in any situation would be, because both of them are trying to be galahad at the same time. everyone else just wants them to get a room already
